https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog daily 0.75 2023-06-06 https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/reusable-travel-essentials monthly 0.5 2023-06-06 https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/tourismresources monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650668381596-HTLBQAY5O13P4HV3FIU3/unsplash-image-2kcRexKWhjU.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - A little context, Key West is about 4 miles long and 1 mile wide. They have three piers -two city-owned and one privately owned. Imagine several thousand people pouring onto the island at once, as many as 21 times per week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650667613332-HZKV2CPVQE7AAV3BE7FT/unsplash-image-5HKitWv9lZw.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - For a long time this has included massive cruise ships, carrying anywhere between 2,000 to over 6,000 passengers at one time. When all of these travellers disembark and flood the relatively small city center, the overcrowding becomes a real problem for residents. And because cruise passengers generally only spend a few hours in a city, these thousands of people contribute relatively little to the local economy. In fact, the city center has seen more and more regular shops and services close in favor of souvenir shops aimed to appeal to short-term tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/d0de8452-18a8-434a-9fcb-6e15ae356f3b/B9CEED93-67BE-4D60-8096-8F5D2EC34473.jpeg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Many national parks are protecting fragile ecosystems, and often visitors are asked to stay on designated paths to protect these ecosystems. A lot of visitors to the parks in the past two years were new visitors to the parks system, and not familiar with Leave No Trace principles or the importance of why parks ask visitors to follow certain rules. The parks quickly realized that they would need to step it up in terms of signage, presence of park rangers to provide guidance and explanation, and general education and outreach, to help first-time visitors and those with little outdoor experience visit the parks safely -not just for the environment and wild residents of the parks, but for the visitors too! The increase in visitors also meant major overcrowding in some of the most popular parks. Miles long traffic jams on park roads and full to capacity parking lots with no end of cars searching for a space, makes for an unusable park and an unenjoyable visit. In an effort to manage this, some of the parks have implemented a reservation system for the high season, and require visitors to pre-register their visit, so that the parks can be kept at a manageable capacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650668078712-QA61K9FAQH7CZYHEXG6X/unsplash-image-Uu5aXBI1oLk.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Overtourism aside, evidence has been mounting for years that the entrance of massive cruise ships into Venice’s port is contributing to the erosion of the city’s very foundations, putting the city in danger of some very real physical damage. 2020’s peak pandemic period gave Venice a moment of reprieve from the constant tourism churn and gave city officials a new perspective. During this quiet period, it became clear that this type of short-term tourism was doing more harm than good for the city, and that if a solution wasn’t found, Venice’s cultural identity and even its very structure, would be lost. This type and level of tourism was no longer sustainable. So what was the solution? Well, it’s not that Venice wants to do away with all tourism, or even all visitors entering by cruise ships. But what could be done to lessen the impact on the city, while encouraging a longer visit, with a slower travel style? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650667758825-YHUZO9QR3EJUQXZ0N4JM/unsplash-image-t2yh3mlISdQ.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - A little Venetian refresher: Venice, Italy has been around since the early 400’s (yes, FOUR hundreds, we’re talking 1600 years of history!) and is built across 100 and some islands in the Venice lagoon, which are linked together by bridges and those iconic canals. However, the size of Venice’s city center, the old city, is estimated to be only about twice the size of Central Park in New York City. Venice’s lagoon is relatively shallow, but channels have been dug to accommodate ships entering and docking at the heart of the old city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650668733352-06EC6CX4ZP2TJB5BXHKX/unsplash-image-nlyWZtWTzCo.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Community-based tourism seeks to put the local community in the driver’s seat, instead of a third-party tourism operation that has no local ties to the environment or culture of Hawaii, except for turning a profit. Instead, Hawaiians are shifting the focus to tourism experiences created, owned and operated by locals, ensuring that the people who actually live in Hawaii are those benefiting from tourism dollars, and ensuring visitors are getting the sorts of experiences and insights into Hawaiian culture and history that are authentic, and not just created to entertain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650669148313-KJ5TW3D0HVJTB93LMGQJ/unsplash-image--jFVZbDdj8M.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - If you find yourself saying, “Hannah, I don’t feel like I’m benefiting if I can’t drive up to Yosemite National Park this summer and go right in!” That’s true. You would find yourself limited there... To that I would say, “But the world is wide and beautiful. There’s much to see and do still in that part of California! You’re suddenly open to all sorts of new adventures!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650668536767-ZKPFL40HVGTKEEGAZY7B/unsplash-image-vR-vqvuKRHU.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Currently, the privately-owned (by a nearly million dollar donor to the Florida state governor’s political committee -just pointing that out!) Pier B has gone back to business as usual, and perhaps unsurprisingly many of the first cruise ships to return to the island were met by protestors. While the city commissioners uphold their end of the voters decision for the city’s piers, Pier B continues to host a cruise ship a day and has already seen as many as 3000 passengers unload on the tiny island at once. That battle wages on… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/208b004d-f533-4be7-81fd-5d7c53750785/What+are+our+tourism+resources+What+do+we+need+for+there+to+be+a+tourism+industry%281%29.png Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1650667678203-X5VWVMZZBMSGRVRHMRK3/unsplash-image-RKsLQoSnuTc.jpg Blog - I’m Just Here for the Keychains… - Make it stand out Wait, we were gonna “lose” Venice?! https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/sustainabletourismsimplified monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/99896055-d625-4a85-93e8-48841b401b34/IMG_5898+3.JPG Blog - Sustainable Saturday: Your Simplest Guide Ever to Sustainable Tourism - Make it stand out “I don’t know…. I still haven’t heard a single thing about sporks…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/3980b40b-a6b6-4fa0-a480-63f8223baac3/59162457-EB21-4B22-8D6E-3126D893CED3.jpeg Blog - Sustainable Saturday: Your Simplest Guide Ever to Sustainable Tourism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/6eafd927-445f-4767-8701-0f835147418b/IMG_5980.JPG Blog - Sustainable Saturday: Your Simplest Guide Ever to Sustainable Tourism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1648319559671-12IZ4P3KCLJE8D9ZYMAK/unsplash-image-_VO2fXVpQLY.jpg Blog - Sustainable Saturday: Your Simplest Guide Ever to Sustainable Tourism I thought sustainable meant biodegradable sporks or something? Where are the sporks? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/383cd35e-553a-469a-9bc6-36432b9a5f8f/IMG_5982.JPG Blog - Sustainable Saturday: Your Simplest Guide Ever to Sustainable Tourism - This approach supports communities economically and preserves and protects the wild spaces that enable Panama to be only 1 of 3 carbon negative countries in the entire world. (Meaning, Panama takes more carbon out of the atmosphere than it produces!) Eskildsen had spoken about this at COP26, and left that distinguished conference with an agreement that Panama would act as the pilot nation for a newly created UN Fund for the Climate Neutrality of Tourism, becoming the model for the rest of the world to look to for sustainable tourism practices, And now he was explaining it to a rapt group of global tourism professionals and… me, your friendly neighborhood travel agent. How… did that happen? And what does “sustainable tourism'' really mean? https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/atravelagentstoptipsandinsidersecretstouniversalorlando monthly 0.5 2022-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/740de310-a186-4051-81e2-93b4dabba540/IMG_7133.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - This area was so quiet and had the loveliest views of the rest of the park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1647371222535-CQMMAIQQBH0Y8HZUBFZN/unsplash-image-A_tPBct4tz8.jpg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Meat-Eaters & Pescatarians Rejoice! I live on the coast and I’ve eaten a lot of fish and chips in my day, so imagine my surprise at eating maybe the best fish and chips I’ve eaten ever, while inside a busy theme park. It’s true. Brave the line at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley and try their fish and chips. They’re worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/a6f12e6e-4b75-4164-aaa1-24b54781b953/23C603B3-89CA-4436-8630-C3F40603BB04.jpeg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Insider Secret: Visit Islands Dining Room on a Friday or Saturday from 6pm-9pm, and you’re in for a real treat! Create your own custom stir-fry bowls by choosing a protein, starch, veggies and sauces, and have it whipped up before you in the restaurant’s Wok Experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/fff5175f-d6c0-4148-aa46-69d777b15027/IMG_7104.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Technically it’s a passage for staff to get “backstage,” but it’s also a great place to take a picture and maybe even find a little more Harry Potter magic (listen for clinking dishes!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/95285d3a-98e1-479d-9439-e819d1a6f391/IMG_7118.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - This is a photo of PART of the line for the Hogwarts Express. I am still in line, after nearly an hour, creeping up a set of stairs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/2a682d9f-ef30-4301-b7c2-2c1a1aaf3b19/IMG_7137.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - There’s also some picturesque little alleyway/shortcuts around New York that are quiet and fun to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/927388f3-8eb0-410f-8ae2-96822e91e58e/IMG_7145.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Insider Secret: Some of the hotels aren’t located on the water taxi canal system, but this doesn’t mean you can’t use them! We stayed at Aventura Hotel and simply walked across the roundabout to Sapphire Falls, wandered down the stairs, and hello water taxi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1647373190310-KOBRDYRJJBCQE2R7RNM3/DEBE2DEA-5FE7-45B0-8F0B-8472F2366296.jpeg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1647373208580-GOPDSPDKUD7S4007B2HY/42A8C46E-5EF9-4638-B131-7AE6BD4F4F32.jpeg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1647373226052-5CRJP014IGJMZ939N96G/4A3265F7-0461-44CD-A732-51AA56F59657.jpeg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/eabb175b-229b-44f2-a5e9-b7143dce6bff/IMG_7134+2.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/06bb7b82-fd14-47c2-aed0-1d7e6947ef75/IMG_7213.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Insider Secret: Don’t be shy about sitting on stoops in any of the villages! We sat on stoops in Diagon Alley and outside of Grimmauld Place. Most of these doorways only look real, friends! No one is going to shoo you off the stoop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/cab36eed-6fc1-43b9-ac19-cd03c2652284/VB-14.jpg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Water slides not your thing? How about having your toes in soft sand, lying on a beach chair next to a gorgeous blue, zero-entry wave pool, surrounded by lush tropical plants, with beachy music drifting through the air? Bring a book, Mama, your toes don’t even have to touch a pool if you don’t want them to! Photos of Volcano Bay courtesy Universal Resort because I managed to leave my cell phone back in the room during our visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/f7f2b0d8-2f7e-4d38-bb84-5d087f28a66a/VB-4.jpg Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Insider Secret: Utilize the magic combination of Hotel Guest + Park Hopper pass. As a guest you can wander into Volcano Bay a half hour earlier than everyone else and it feels like you have the park practically all to yourself. Florida mornings are plenty warm for swimming, so why wait until the afternoon? And Aventura and Cabana Bay guests can basically walk off property and into Volcano Bay, it’s that easy! In the afternoon, after you’ve recharged, slide on over to one of the other parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/efa6f9b9-27e7-43e2-bf74-26aa21930eb0/IMG_7222.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Insider Secret: There are multiple types of Express Passes you can purchase, but guests who stay in one of Universal’s Premier resort hotels get complimentary Unlimited Express Passes included in their stay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/3dcb863c-7520-4e7a-975a-8f16e60b62a1/IMG_7140.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/7e066924-32df-4f1f-b1f2-803fe490956b/FDC2825D-E3A0-4759-86DC-07440B8C23E5.JPG Blog - A Travel Agent’s Top Tips & Insider Secrets to Orlando’s Universal Resort… - Water Taxi, you say? What is this? Only the most charming way to get to the parks from your hotel. Hop on these little boats and float into the heart of City Walk, bypassing the security melee and escalators and moving walkways, where the shuttles drop you off. If this isn’t beautiful, relaxing and easy, I don’t know what is. https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/limaonlineexperience monthly 0.5 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1633105064550-4CVMAGN5XB5W6SE1OHC3/You%27re+Invited.png Blog - Join me online for a virtual Peruvian experience! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1633105537683-LPGED1BM7O0X6V26NFJ5/unsplash-image-mZKEIRBStv4.jpg Blog - Join me online for a virtual Peruvian experience! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/howtapestrytravelbegan monthly 0.5 2021-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1629579916418-TDOMMARFUC32A2YUOS1Y/0A2CB2A3-2518-48A5-9614-40199C53C588.jpg Blog - How It Started: Looking for the origin story? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/washington100guide monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1625594398590-KYZQTG16LPSC4ENSFUDU/IMG_1567.JPG Blog - Want the ultimate FREE key to unlock your best summer yet? - So sign up! Get access to The Washington 100, never miss out on Tapestry Travel news and events, and fill your summer with adventure! I am having a hard time choosing what I’d like to do first… Mushroom hunting or pedalling a little yellow surrey down the shoreline? I think my 9 year old may have some strong opinions about that one… Keep your eyes on your Inbox, Hannah P.S. Yes, if you too want to snuggle an alpaca —> that’s in the guide too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1625594327510-ZUXS6WB63LDWWPESEBKS/Washington+100+Cover.png Blog - Want the ultimate FREE key to unlock your best summer yet? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1625593999415-GPH094ZVW2UGT4VJBDID/unsplash-image-Dbh2Fu07204.jpg Blog - Want the ultimate FREE key to unlock your best summer yet? - It was also an extremely busy spring here at Tapestry Travel, and I’ve been so lucky to be immersed in some amazing upcoming trip plans. We’ve definitely got clients ready to travel this summer: from the sunny beaches of San Diego to the mountains of Colorado, for weddings in Texas and train journeys from New England to DC! Y’all are ready to get back out there! Me. Too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1625594182506-3FVYEYRXBZ9RZMLUG8PT/Clare1stOceanVisit.jpg Blog - Want the ultimate FREE key to unlock your best summer yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1625594182209-MY9VFDHLIW0HY5N0HRLG/MtRainierClare1.jpg Blog - Want the ultimate FREE key to unlock your best summer yet? https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/relaxingrestrictions-spring2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1621629097639-NSQ5F2C2W9I779YOI7L9/unsplash-image-KZSNMN4VxR8.jpg Blog - Relaxing Restrictions… Ahhh! At this time, Hawaii is still requiring all visitors to provide COVID test results taken within 72 hours of the last leg of travel -this means if you have a layover in L.A., for example, that test needs to fall in a 72 hour window from the time you get on to the plane in Los Angeles, NOT when you left your house. You can read more about the Safe Travels program and testing requirements in a blog post I wrote about Hawaii’s return to travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1621628675094-TB7IFJ0NEF2CCDMOP4RE/unsplash-image-l0GRQpXwgPk.jpg Blog - Relaxing Restrictions… Ahhh! - One other thing worth noting at this time is that rules and restrictions are a little different between each island, and that masks are still mandated in Hawaii in all public places -including parks and beaches. The best way to know exactly what rules you need to follow is to check out the state’s COVID-19 portal, and click through to see which mandates apply to you based on the island(s) you are planning to visit. Watching the states’ re-opening feels really promising and exciting. Slowly, slowly, travel is getting back to normal. This summer I’ll be traveling to Las Vegas for a conference, a couple of my favorite Pacific Northwest towns for weekend getaways with family and friends, and a classic family road trip to Yellowstone National Park. I can’t wait to share some of these adventures with you here on the blog, and as you decide where you’d like to explore this summer, I’d be delighted to help you put together the summer vacation you’ve been waiting two summers for! https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/vaccinesandtravel monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1618354262918-JGMJOI1HD1B31RQG9TY2/unsplash-image-XGKaRnWjv1c.jpg Blog - Travel just got a lot easier… Vaccines and travel. - Not to mention, vaccinations are becoming the key to traveling to a number of countries, including travel hotspots like Belize, Iceland, Croatia, and the Seychelles. During the spring and summer, Greece, Thailand, and Israel will join that list. It’s all but guaranteed that many other countries will follow, particularly across Europe. Some countries like Ecuador and Guatemala are allowing vaccinated visitors to forgo pre-travel COVID tests or mandatory quarantine periods, and rumor has it that Hawaii will be following that same model. A fan of cruising? A number of cruise lines will require passengers to be vaccinated, including major players like Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Virgin, and Viking. Princess, who plans to sail around the U.K. this summer, will require vaccines for those sailings, and I would not be surprised to see them extend that to their other sailings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1618354888437-AGAT0GA8FJFCPUDLMTA4/unsplash-image-QJbyG6O0ick.jpg Blog - Travel just got a lot easier… Vaccines and travel. - Now, I’m not going to dance around the elephant in the room. There are folks that are upset that a vaccine might be required to travel. I have even heard an argument that requiring travellers to show proof of a vaccine is a violation of HIPAA laws. For what it’s worth, vaccine requirements for travel is absolutely nothing new. Many countries require travellers to show proof of certain types of vaccinations in order to be able to travel there. https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/aloha-welcoming-back-visitors-to-hawaii monthly 0.5 2021-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618675580-75ZTVCY7J1IIFEL2XA5W/Rules+for+Visiting+the+State+of+Hawaii%281%29.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614617666552-WR4JPIYM4H5I86ZTRD0R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… - It should be no surprise then that Hawaii, who welcomed over 10 million visitors in 2019, took careful steps to ensure during the pandemic that they did NOT become a COVID hotspot that would put Hawaiian residents at risk. Now, Hawaii has relaxed their entry requirements -including no longer mandating a long quarantine for visitors- and has officially welcomed the return of visitors to the islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618093624-N9237EPRSM378D3VNE3O/1.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618094335-UX3F5KN63L85P4DX70Z5/2.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618094929-RMTOJZ8D65FX0MEF26J7/3.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618095005-IS2EP4LNTP8SDFHUPKA2/4.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618095618-DW6N431ZMIJLANSWCJIJ/5.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618095855-ZPC7914L6W6QBBCPWL6R/6.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618096399-QP0OS2OLKWGCZHJUGQXU/7.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614617518961-AN3Y79KFMSIC9SEF3CRF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… - One of the many beautiful things about Hawaii is the tourism industry’s commitment to preserving what makes Hawaii such a special place to visit. The 1980’s brought a boom in tourism development, and with it, the realization that sacrificing the islands’ coastlines and natural resources in the pursuit of endless profit does not align with Hawaii’s values. In the decades since, Hawaii has only strengthened their efforts to preserve the land, culture, and heritage of the islands. Tourism is an important industry for Hawaii, but its sustainability and positive contribution to Hawaiians’ quality of life, is top-of-mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1614618266742-G935TLLVSGHTJRUXPJVQ/HDE_badge.png Blog - Aloha! Welcoming back visitors to Hawaii… - In other exciting Hawaii news, I completed the final education requirements this week to be certified as a Hawaii Destination Expert with the Hawaii Tourism Bureau! :) A Hawaii Destination Expert is someone who has completed their general Hawaii specialist training, and specialist training for each of the islands, so if you have any Hawaii questions, send ‘em my way! Until next time, Travellers! Hannah https://www.travelwithtapestry.com/blog/current-international-travel-restrictions monthly 0.5 2021-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1613405306134-LGA4MHD54VIHQAWI5M8B/283F0F75-0EC1-49BC-BFE0-5966032E56D2.PNG Blog - Understanding current travel restrictions: - “Hannah, what happens if I test positive?” If you test positive before you are to return home, you will have to isolate and delay your travel until you are well and are able to show a negative COVID test. It brings up some important questions: Are you prepared for the cost of isolating in a foreign country for a week or more? What is the healthcare system like in your destination? Are you prepared for any fees or penalties for changing your return flight? What will happen if you can’t get home for work / kids / school / animals on the date that you anticipated? You might also be tearing at your hair and asking, “AH, why has the government made this so hard?! I just want to be freeeee!” I get it, and I’m going to be super honest with you: It’s hard because they are trying to discourage people from traveling internationally, during a global pandemic. That’s the truth of it. It’s hard because it’s supposed to be hard. So to answer our original question, can we travel internationally, right now? Yes. It is possible. To some places. And if you choose to this year, I strongly suggest using a travel advisor. The information is constantly shifting, and you want someone whose job it is to be on top of it for you. And if you run up against complications with testing, travel delays and reschedules, or you do need to stay in your destination longer than planned, that travel advisor support is going to be invaluable. If you have any other questions about international travel right now, please, reach out! I promise to keep you updated as information changes. :) ‘Til next time, Travellers, Hannah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1613404845340-HG2YU952T6YSI0LS85R8/5D3581C4-5C8C-447C-B755-56E41E9FAA73.PNG Blog - Understanding current travel restrictions: - The other important thing travellers need to be aware of is that the cost of the test and the logistics of taking it, getting it processed and documented are all their responsibility. Included below is a breakdown of the differences between the two accepted tests. There are some resorts in the “sand and sun” destinations that are including testing on-site as a part of their packages, and there are rumblings that some international hotel chains may add that service in the future at their locations, but for the time being they all seem to be coalescing in the Caribbean and Latin America. What is NOT VALID is an anti-body test. These tests reveal if you had a past infection. Again, they are not the same as a COVID-19 test, and you will not be allowed to board your flight if this is the test result you bring. You must also bring an official attestation form, filled out and printed, to the airport. While I think some people have started to become aware of the testing requirements for international travel, this necessary form appears not to be common knowledge. And finally, the CDC strongly recommends you get tested 3-5 days after you’ve returned home, that you quarantine for 7 days after returning home (even with a negative test result) and that if you DON’T re-test when you get home, to quarantine for 10 days. Whew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1613404684872-DI613HEDCICWHYJ7GVMW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Understanding current travel restrictions: - So, great! You’ve gotten to that beach, but what next? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1613404376427-YM75LRPMZ5SUUP5FI36R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Understanding current travel restrictions: - Some of the rules are pretty confusing to understand. Mexico, for example, requires no testing at all to enter, and you can fly right in. But if you wanted to drive across the border? Not allowed. No non-essential travel across the land border, to discourage the spread of COVID-19. 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Travel for me, in the time of Covid, has meant 1) adventures closer to home -no international travel for me, 2) private accommodations -like a vacation rental, 3) activities and locations that allow for fun and social distancing -lots of outdoor activities in less populated locales, and take-out and cooking at “home” instead of dining out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff3632015120a7c1d240077/1612652808351-PRMXXP9JOMMWA3554QJQ/440AA293-9A93-4225-BADD-40FCD78DFDCF.jpg Blog - Book With Confidence: What does that mean? - Everyone will feel comfortable travelling in their own time, and different travel situations are going to feel comfortable for people at different times. I’m so happy to help you get back out there when it feels right for you. 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This seems like a lot of information to keep track of! And a lot of time involved managing it!" 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